I was home all day on Wednesday (12/25) and yet I was interrupted several times by my shunt:


12/25/13 –
Sharp pain on shunt valve multiple times starting at 2:38am, 6:40am-7:03am,
7:11am, 7:36am-7:38am, 8:02am, 9:52am-9:55am, 10:05am (multiple times) 11:24am,
12:38pm-12:40pm, 1:05pm, 1:39pm, 5:25[m. 5:59pm-6:02pm, 7:05pm, 7:55pm-7:58pm,
8:16pm, 11:30pm. Pain in stomach starting around 6:40am.  Sharp pain on distal catheter (top left of
head) around 5:30am.

My shunt log is 14 pages. I’ve been recording my shunt’s activity sine July 2013.

One of the reason I embarked on the journey to write these books was because they were stories and characters I would’ve liked to read about when I was 9-11 years old.  I’m also tired of seeing the same types of characters (at least for children) in television and film.  I’ve noticed certain studios and I’m not mentioning any names…that show a lack of diversity in their entertainment geared towards children.  It’s great to see more female lead characters in recent animated films.  However, they don’t look like me or anyone else in my immediate family.  I look forward to more adventures with my characters next year…